Consequences

[His POV]


Days passed but still the rumors were still fresh and even getting worse… I’m getting tired by just ignoring those rumors…. It’s okay if it’s just me but thinking that Dara’s also suffering and has to bear this obstacle, I really want to kill those bastards who can’t keep their mouths shut.



“Hey… did you and your cousin already do it…?”



“You know, she’s really cute, so that’s why you won’t let us have our move with her…”



“How’s she on bed…? Tssk… I wonder how she moan with her innocent face…”



Those bastards… how dare them to think something like that to Dara…! I can’t take this anymore… they could throw insults on me but not on the woman I love…!



[Dara’s POV]



“Dara…! Your cousin’s fighting with some students outside…!” Bom said… I was sitting in my seat alone drown in my thoughts when Bom suddenly rushed towards me.



I immediately ran outside… I can’t believe oppa could do such thing… he isn’t the type of guy who could easily engage into fights… my heart was thumping so hard… I’m so worried about him… I hope he’s not hurt…



There I saw oppa fighting with three guys… students were watching them fight but none of them tried to stop it… I felt so useless as I stood not from afar… I couldn’t make my way towards them… I felt weak seeing him got beaten up with those students… it’s unfair… but he needs me… I ran towards them but before I stopped them two of oppa’s friends dashed towards the fight and stopped it….



Youngbae and Daesung helped oppa to beat the three guys… after they did, they helped oppa up… he’s covered with a lot of bruises and there were blood stains on his clothes…. I stood at the side as his friends helped him and made their way to the infirmary…



I snapped out of my thoughts when Bom tapped me and told me that I should go to oppa… I quickly ran after them… I stayed outside the clinic first since his friends were still inside…



“Dara, what are you doing there…?” Youngbae said as they got out of the clinic



“I think your cousin needs you right now…” Daesung said… I stayed quiet for I still felt useless…



“Dara, don’t worry… we don’t care about the relationship between the two of you… we just want our friend to be happy… and with the way things are going on right now, I think you both need each other more… we are just behind the two of you…” Youngbae said as he held on my shoulders.



“Thank you Daesung sshi and Youngbae sshi…” I said



“You’re welcome… now go inside” Daesung said… I bowed to them as they went off.



I slowly opened the door and found a nurse tending oppa’s wounds… I stayed at the side watching him but I can’t help not to go near him as he flinched whenever the nurse puts alcohol on his wounds… I held his hand tight assuring him that I’m at his side…



After a while the nurse head out…. Silence filled the room… I’m looking at him while he kept his gaze away from me… his face was full of bruises, his knuckles are swollen maybe of too much fight he did… I can’t help not to broke into tears upon seeing his state..



The silence that was earlier filled the room was change into sound of sobs… I sat in front of him bowing my head down as I held his hands… then he lifted my chin up to face him… seeing his bruises clearly made me cry more…



“Why are you crying?” he said in a weak voice



“Oppa, why did you do that…? Why did you fight with them… it’s not like you” I tried to suppress my tears but they kept of pouring out… he looked away from me again…



“It’s nothing… they pissed me off so I did it…” I caressed his bruised cheeks… I know that he’s lying…



“Is it because of me…?” he turned his gaze back at me… then hugged me tight…



“No, it’s not because of you… don’t worry about it… arasso…” he said as he caressed my hair..



“But oppa… I don’t want you to get hurt… it also pains me seeing you like that… don’t fight again… please…” I hugged back tightly…



“Okay… I promise… I won’t do it again… don’t cry anymore…I’m fine…” he said as he released me, wiped my tears and pecked me on my lips…



We stayed at the infirmary for a while… I don’t care about skipping my class anymore… we both lied down at the bed hugging each other… Finally, silence surrounded us… I buried my face in his chest… feeling his heartbeat… Those heartbeats that I’m not tired of hearing at… I want to stay like this forever… just the two of us away from the scrutinizing eyes of the outside world….



[His POV]



Am I a failure in protecting her…? I always brought her sadness apart from giving her a little happiness… All I want is for her to be happy and yet I always brought her tears…



After the fighting incident earlier, I was summoned into the principal’s office… I didn’t tell Dara about it because it’ll worry her more… before going to the office, I brought her first to her classroom even though she didn’t want to come back…



I entered the principal’s office… he’s facing the window back facing me… he ordered me to sit down on the couch and I did…



“Mr. Park…maybe you already know why I called you here..” I stayed quiet the whole time



“And about the rumors about you and your cousin seems to be getting bigger each day… don’t you have any explanations about that…?” He asked me as he sat on his chair facing me.



I don’t know how to start… I can’t speak… I don’t want to tell him all about Dara and me… I’m afraid he’ll only judge us more… And I’m afraid that he’ll tell us to Dara’s parents.



“So silence means yes..? I know it’s hard Mr. Park… forbidden love among youngsters like you… Well, I don’t really care about the relationships of my students, as long as they’re still focused with their studies… and by those rumors spreading the entire school, it’s not helping… even though sooner or later it will fade, I’m still not assuring you that you’ll still have a great stay in here…. Don’t worry I won’t tell your guardians about this for I’m sure they’ll know it eventually…” He’s right… things are now on their worst… I clenched my fist because I feel so incapable of stopping what’s happening.



“Sir… I don’t care about anything at all anymore… as long as she’s by my side and as long as she’s happy, I’m ready to face anything… we made it this far and I’m not willing to let go of her… I know that it’s forbidden but loving her keeps me alive…” I tried to suppress my tears from falling…then he smiled…



“I admire your courage Mr. Park… but selfishly loving someone could cause you both harm… oh well, it’s all up to the both of you… kids these days really…” he said as he shook his head.



“Go to your class now Mr. Park… and don’t engage yourself into more fights again.. I won’t neglect it next time…”



“Thanks Mr. Lee…” I said as I bowed and made my way out.



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I fetch Dara after her class… I felt a little better after the talk between me and the principal… I know that this isn’t just an easy thing to deal with…



“Oppa…! It seems like you feel better again..” she said as she wrapped her arm with mine.



“Of course I am… why would I be sad if I’m with you” I glanced and smirked at her… she giggled after hearing what I said.



“Yah… you’re so cheesy oppa…” she said as she pinched my side



“Ouch..! can’t you remember that I still have some injuries…” I pinched her back on her cheeks



“Aw I’m sorry oppa… I totally forgot since your back into being energetic..” I wrapped my arms around her shoulder, I don’t care if people were staring at us since they’ve already been spreading rumors about us… we went to my car and drove back home…



We arrived home hand in hand but immediately released each other when Buter Choi greeted us…



“Madam Park came back from abroad alone… she wanted to see the both of you inside…”